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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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